C-Lark
{{short description|Sailboat class}}
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{{Use American English|date=September 2018}}
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|designer = Don Clark
|location = United States
|year = 1964
|no built = 1400
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|builder = Clark Boat Company
Douglass & McLeod
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|draft = {{convert|3.50|ft|m|abbr=on}} with centerboard down
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|displacement = {{convert|295|lb|kg|0|abbr=on}}
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|hull type = Monohull
|construction = Fiberglass
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|beam = {{convert|5.70|ft|m|abbr=on}}
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|keel type = centerboard
|ballast = none
|rudder type = transom-mounted rudder
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|rig type = Bermuda rig
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|sailplan = Fractional rigged sloop
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The C-Lark is an American sailboat, that was designed by Don Clark and first built in 1964.{{cite web|url = http://sailboatdata.com/viewrecord.asp?class_id=7682|title = C-Lark sailboat specifications and details|access-date = 29 September 2018|last = Browning|first = Randy|work = sailboatdata.com|year = 2018|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20180929194637/http://sailboatdata.com/viewrecord.asp?class_id=7682|archive-date = 29 September 2018|url-status = live}}{{cite web|url= https://sailboat.guide/c-lark|title= C-Lark|access-date= 2 April 2022|author= Sea Time Tech, LLC|work= sailboat.guide|year= 2022|archive-url= https://archive.today/20220402151803/https://sailboat.guide/c-lark|archive-date= 2 April 2022|url-status= live}}
Production
The design was built by the Clark Boat Company in Kent, Washington, United States starting in 1964 and also by Douglass & McLeod. Production ended in 1979. During its 15-year production run 1400 examples of the design were completed.{{cite web|url = http://sailboatdata.com/view_builder.asp?builder_id=34|title = Clark Boat Company 1960-1984|access-date = 29 September 2018|last = Browning|first = Randy|work = sailboatdata.com|year = 2018|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20180929041355/http://sailboatdata.com/view_builder.asp?builder_id=34|archive-date = 29 September 2018|url-status = live}}{{cite web|url = http://sailboatdata.com/view_builder.asp?builder_id=157|title = Douglass & McLeod 1951-1971|access-date = 29 September 2018|last = Browning|first = Randy|work = sailboatdata.com|year = 2018|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20180929194735/http://sailboatdata.com/view_builder.asp?builder_id=157|archive-date = 29 September 2018|url-status = live}}
Design
The C-Lark is a recreational dinghy, built predominantly of fiberglass. It has a fractional sloop rig, a plumb stem, a vertical transom, a transom-hung rudder controlled by a tiller and a retractable centerboard keel. It displaces {{convert|295|lb|kg|0|abbr=on}}.
The boat has a draft of {{convert|3.50|ft|m|abbr=on}} with the centreboard extended and {{convert|0.75|ft|m|abbr=on}} with it retracted, allowing beaching or ground transportation on a trailer.
The design has a hull speed of {{convert|5.02|kn|km/h|abbr=on}}.
Image:C-Lark racing in Gig Harbor.jpg|C-Lark sailing upwind with the skipper hiking out
Image:C-lark 4.JPG|The cockpit of the C-Lark
Image:C-Lark (underside).JPG|The underside of a C-Lark
See also
References
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{{Douglass & McLeod}}
{{Clark Boat Company}}
{{Sailing Dinghies and Skiffs}}
Category:1960s sailboat type designs
Category:Sailboat type designs by Don Clark